Which one of the following statements about classification of plants i

Which one of the following statements about classification of plants is correct ?

[amp_mcq option1=”Thallophytes have well differentiated body design” option2=”Funaria is a fungus” option3=”All Pteridophytes are Phanerogams” option4=”Vascular system is not found among Bryophytes” correct=”option4″]

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Statement D is correct. Bryophytes are non-vascular plants, meaning they lack specialized vascular tissues like xylem and phloem for the transport of water and nutrients.

– Bryophytes (like mosses, liverworts, and hornworts) are the first plants to colonize land but lack true vascular tissues, stems, roots, and leaves.
– Vascular tissue first evolved in Pteridophytes.

– Thallophytes (Algae, Fungi, Lichens) have a relatively undifferentiated body design (thallus), unlike the statement A suggests.
– Funaria is a genus of moss, belonging to the Bryophyta, not a fungus. Fungi are heterotrophic organisms belonging to a separate kingdom.
– Phanerogams are seed-bearing plants (Gymnosperms and Angiosperms). Pteridophytes (ferns, horsetails) reproduce by spores and are classified as Cryptogams. Therefore, not all Pteridophytes are Phanerogams.

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